04.10.16 |
An Associated Press review of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data shows 82 out of 2,800 public and private drinking water systems in New York state have had lead levels exceeding the federal action limit at least once since 2013. That...
04.06.16 |
When Pennsylvania Republicans head to the polls next month, the first choice they'll make is who they'd like to see as the party's presidential nominee. What those voters may not realize is that their selections for who will represent the state...
04.06.16 |
The Department of State has revised the number of voters who changed parties for the April 26 primary election. From January 1 to April 3, 60,222 voters changed their party affiliation to Democrat, 89,234 changed to Republican and 9,573 to...
04.06.16 |
Parents can legally eavesdrop on young children if they reasonably believe it would be in the child's best interest, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday, establishing an exception to New York law against wiretaps without the consent of at...
04.06.16 |
New York state has banned non-essential state-funded travel to Mississippi after that state's governor signed a law allowing religious groups and some businesses to refuse service to gay couples. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the ban Tuesday, the...
04.05.16 |
Villanova is celebrating it's second men's title ever--the first in over 30 years after a last second, buzzer-beater over North Carolina last night.Villanova forward Kris Jenkins hit a 3-point shot as time...
04.05.16 |
A Nunda, NY woman was killed in a 3-vehicle, weather-related accident yesterday morning near Mt. Morris.The crash on Route 36 involved a 12-passenger tour bus from China.Police say the bus crossed the center line and slammed head-on into a small...
04.05.16 |
The measure was voted out of committee yesterday. It bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Republican representative Kathy Rapp sponsored the bill. The reforms are the first in a quarter century to Pennsylvania's abortion statute.
04.05.16 |
Two weeks of common-core aligned math and English exams begin today for 3rd thru 8th graders.Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia hopes those who boycotted the tests last year will give them a "shot" this go around. Several reforms have been...
03.18.16 |
NEW YORK EDUCATION COMMISSIONER MARY ELLEN ELIA HOPES CHANGES MADE TO THE COMMON-CORE ALLIGNED STATE TESTS WILL LEAD TO FEWER STUDENTS OPTING OUT OF THE EXAMS NEXT MONTH. ELIA SAYS THE TEST RESULTS ARE IMPORTANT TO GAUGE STUDENT SUCCESS AND...
